Informal Communication

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Washington, D.C.

Burns Auditorium

ASSISTANT SECRETARY NICHOLS: Good morning. Buenos días. I would like to welcome all of you, especially our guests from Colombia. Bienvenidos a todos. This is the 10th year we mark the – this High-Level Dialogue, and we are honored to host this year. The High-Level Dialogues present remarkable opportunities to engage at a deeper level on our shared interests. The dialogue continu

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Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Energy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Arlington, VA

Foreign Service Institute, George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center

MS NOYES:  Good morning and welcome.  My name is Julieta Valls Noyes and I am the acting director of the Foreign Service Institute.

Secretary Blinken, it’s a pleasure to welcome you back to FSI.  As you saw outside, we are in the process – or final stages of constructing a new building here on campus.  It will hou

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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State

Quito, Ecuador

Swissôtel Quito

MS CALDERON:  Before we start, I want to say hello to our colleagues in Guayaquil – hello, Guayaquil – and all the rest of the embassy community that are with us through Webex.  Okay.  So let’s start.

Now, please, let me introduce someone that not needs too much presentation, our big boss, Ambassador Fitzpatrick.  (Applause.)

AMBASSADOR FITZPATRICK:  Muchas gracias